This year, as you know HIE moved to a new home on HG Safari grid and got a facelift with a new auditorium on a 3x3 VAR that allowed us to have everything on the same sim, rather than four separate ones.
Another huge change was the way that the speakers and presenters were animated. This work was done by Kelso Uxlay who developed a special set of scripts and HUDs to make it happen. Why was that needed?
Kelso Uxlay: We needed something more reliable and dynamic to replace the antiquated, ugly poseballs used in the first years of HIE.
Thirza Ember: What was wrong with them?